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Table 2 Baseline subject characteristics

From: Impact of cancer and chemotherapy on autonomic nervous system function and cardiovascular reactivity in young adults with cancer: a case-controlled feasibility study

 

Control mean ± SD

Patient mean ± SD

n

11

12

Sex (women)

55 % (n = 6)

67 % (n = 8)

Age (years)

33.8 ± 8.1

35.0 ± 8.9

Weight (kg)

66.3 ± 12.5

66.5 ± 11.5

BMI (kg/m−2)

23.0 ± 2.1

23.0 ± 3.5

BFI

15.5 ± 13.2

27.3 ± 14.2b

PA level (MET · hrs∙week−1)

26.3 ± 22.9

7.5 ± 7.6a

  1. SDstandard deviation, BMI body mass index, BFI brief fatigue inventory, PAphysical activity, MET metabolic equivalent of task
  2. ap ≤ 0.05; bp = 0.051
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BMC Cancer

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